I hunt near Dime Box and the rut starts getting good typically next week. thru Thanksgiving is what I have seen the past few years. Will be tough hunting though with the acorns as heavy in the trees right now. I do not have any scrapes yet on my property yet which is my first sign. We do have a second rut the first 3 weeks of January as I had seen some good bucks chasing the last week end just not on my property. had several small fawns with spots late august this year. May have to get a Muzzle loader for the xtended season this year as my opportunities this year have been changed with other obligations.

I used to be in Burleson County near Deanville and I always noticed the rut early in November. Have a buddy that actually bought my old place and he was out opening weekend and the rut wasn't on, but the bucks were starting to bother the does a little bit.